This is the third in a series of short interviews with volunteers to gain their perspectives on volunteering in the time of COVID-19. We thank all of those who took the time to chat with us about their experience with volunteering in 2020. Margaret Richardson, Irish Cancer Society driver Margaret Richardson has been a [...]
This is the second in our series of interviews with volunteers to gain perspectives on volunteering in the time of COVID-19. We thank all of those who took the time to chat with us about their experience with volunteering. Cristian Castiglione Cristian Castiglione is a volunteer Retail Assistant at the Sligo National Council for [...]
This is the first in a series of short interviews with volunteers to gain their perspectives on volunteering in the time of COVID-19. We thank all of those who took the time to chat with us about their experience with volunteering in 2020. Feargus Callagy, Samaritan Feargus Callagy, a Samaritan based in Sligo, shares [...]
The Sligo Volunteer Centre's 2019 Annual Report is published. We are delighted to share our 2019 Annual Report which highlights our key achievements and impacts. It provides a snapshot of who is using our services; our beneficiaries. It describes the challenges we encountered last year and how we tackled them. The report also lays out our [...]
Danielle Nicholson caught up with Ciara Herity, the manager of the Sligo Volunteer Centre to Ciara Herity, Manager of the Sligo Volunteer Centre share insight into the present situation of volunteering in Sligo. Please introduce yourself, tell us about your background and what your role entails. My name is Ciara Herity and I am [...]
In this period of #holdfirm and #staysafe, we examine our own services and skills. What can we do better? What do we want to do but do not yet have the know-how to do it? What can we improve upon? We strive to improve our services and the information we provide on an ongoing basis. Below [...]
It's a bit overwhelming to adapt to life post-lockdown. What will this "new normal" look like? At the moment, there are a lot of resources and information out there to help organisations get going. We have collated the resources, websites and sources of information that we have found most helpful. We hope these might assist you [...]
We are delighted to work in partnership with Sligo County Council and Healthy Ireland as part of their new wellbeing platform (https://www.sligococo.ie/Wellbeing/). Here, in one place, you can find up-to-date information about what businesses in Sligo are open, tips on staying active and healthy eating, and suggestions for keeping your mental health in check, cocooning with [...]
Times are strange. There is no doubt about it. This "new normal" has been an adjustment for everyone, in terms of work, play, rest, celebration, commiseration and communication. Alongside the network of Volunteer Centres across Ireland, we continue to work diligently on the response to COVID-19 by supporting organisations and volunteers and working within the Community [...]
We thought we would take a moment and catch our breath to update you with what is going on at the Sligo Volunteer Centre as well as what is occurring behind the scenes. As many of you know, we are part of a local agency response lead by Sligo County Council through the Sligo COVID-19 Community [...]
